senseless
adjective
sense·less
ˈsen(t)s-ləs 
: destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
a
: unconscious
knocked senseless
c
: meaningless
a senseless murder
senselessly
adverb
senselessness
noun
Examples of senseless in a Sentence
Don't be such a senseless idiot!
she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
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The lie here is senseless, not made as a last ditch effort to keep his relationship with Ellie intact.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The victims and their families affected by this senseless act will forever be in our thoughts and prayers.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 May 2025
Natalie Portman gives a wickedly unhinged performance as an aging pop star trying to navigate her faltering career while also raising her teenage daughter in a world increasingly marked by senseless violence.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The victims and their families affected by this senseless act will forever be in our thoughts and prayers.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 May 2025
Natalie Portman gives a wickedly unhinged performance as an aging pop star trying to navigate her faltering career while also raising her teenage daughter in a world increasingly marked by senseless violence.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for senseless
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“Senseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senseless. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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senseless
adjective
sense·less
ˈsen(t)-sləs
1
: unconscious entry 1 sense 2
knocked senseless
3
: pointless sense 1, meaningless
a senseless act
senselessly
adverb
senselessness
noun
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